5.6 Ocean Setting ....................................................................................................................... 61
5.6.1 Absorption: 0 – 200 dB/km .......................................................................................... 61
5.6.2 Spreading Loss: 0 – 60 dB ............................................................................................. 61
5.6.3 Time Variable Gain ....................................................................................................... 62
5.7 Installation Settings .............................................................................................................. 65
5.7.1 Projector Orientation ................................................................................................... 65
5.7.2 Projector Z Offset (m) ................................................................................................... 65
5.7.3 Head Tilt........................................................................................................................ 65
5.8 Status .................................................................................................................................... 66
5.9 Tools ..................................................................................................................................... 69
5.9.1 Engineering ................................................................................................................... 69
5.9.2 Firmware Update .......................................................................................................... 69
5.9.3 Saturation Monitor ....................................................................................................... 71
5.10 Help ....................................................................................................................................... 73
5.10.1 Help Topics ................................................................................................................... 73
5.10.2 Options ......................................................................................................................... 73
5.10.3 Remote Assistance ....................................................................................................... 73
5.10.4 About Sonic Control ...................................................................................................... 74
5.11 Display settings ..................................................................................................................... 75
5.12 Imagery ................................................................................................................................. 76
5.12.1 TruePix™ and Water Column ........................................................................................ 76
5.13 Main Operation Parameters ................................................................................................. 77
5.13.1 Range: 0 – 1200 metres ................................................................................................ 77
5.13.2 RangeTrac™ – Sonic Control automatically sets correct range .................................... 79
5.13.3 Power: 191 – 221 dB ..................................................................................................... 79
5.13.4 Pulse Length: 15µsec – 1000µsec ................................................................................. 79
5.13.5 Gain: 1 – 45 ................................................................................................................... 80
5.13.6 Depth Gates: GateTrac™ .............................................................................................. 80
5.14 Ruler ...................................................................................................................................... 83
5.15 Save Settings ......................................................................................................................... 84
5.16 Operating Sonic Control on a second computer ................................................................... 84
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Version 5.0 Rev r002
Date 05-08-2014